Rylan Clark has X Factor-style meltdown after being named Celebrity Big Brother winner

An overwhelmed Rylan Clark experienced a rather emotional reaction to being named Celebrity Big Brother winner, sobbing uncontrollably after beating Speidi to the 2013 crown.

The former X Factor contestant had been hot favourite to win from the moment he entered the house, but looked shocked after host Brian Dowling called out his name.

The Essex boy immediately burst into tears after hearing he had won, in a reaction rather similar to when Nicole Scherzinger told him he had made it through to The X Factor live finals.

Despite having plenty of time to compose himself afterwards while Speidi had their eviction interview, Rylan was still in tears by the time Dowling returned to the house.

Rylan burst into tears after hearing he had won (Picture: Channel 5)

‘Honestly, this is like a dream come true,’ he said of his win.

Referring to his successful stint on The X Factor, he joked: ‘For the past year all people have been doing is picking up the phone for me…’

But Rylan alluded to his darker period during the time on the ITV talent contest, when he was bombarded with death threats following his continued survival on the show.

Referring to the turnaround in public opinion, he told Dowling: ‘They hated me three months ago – I don’t know what’s going on!’

Admitting he went on the show to prove people had ‘got him wrong’ during his time on X Factor, he seemed somewhat star-struck when considering who he had shared the house with.

Rylan said winning was a ‘dream come true’ (Picture: Getty)

Describing Clare from Steps as ‘everything I wanted her to be and more’, Rylan also declared his love for ‘new dad’ Razor Ruddock.

But he had less time for his CBB rivals Spencer and Heidi, who he described as ‘made for each other’.

When pressed for an opinion by Dowling, he said simply: ‘The one thing they gave me was a headache.’

Rylan had been heavily backed for the title among his fellow housemates, with third-placed Ryan Maloney urging viewers to vote for him in both his final speech inside the house and his eviction interview.

Rylan’s chances of winning had looked in jeopardy after it was revealed he had been secretly leaving the house to rehearse for The X Factor live tour – but in the end the shock news didn’t prevent him taking the crown.

The Hills stars Spencer and Heidi Pratt finished runners-up, Neighbours star Ryan Moloney came third with Steps singer Claire Richards and former footballer Razor Ruddock rounding out the top five.